Global Road Voices

PIARC’s fourth podcast episode is now live! It focuses on Sustainable Freight — exploring how road transport can evolve to reduce its environmental impact while ensuring efficiency and reliability. Hear from leading experts: • Patrick Malléjacq, Secretary General of PIARC • Olivier Quoy, CEO of Atlandes (motorway company) and Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 2.3 “Sustainable Freight” They share...

PIARC’s third podcast episode is now live. It focuses on road safety in practice. Hear from leading experts: • John Milton, USA, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 3.1 "Road Safety" • John Barrell, UK, Member of the Committee 3.1 "Road Safety" • Miguel Caso Flórez, Spain, PIARC Technical Director (moderator) They discuss real-world insights on policy implementation, technical c...

In this episode of Global Road Voices, host Nadia Lappa (Technical Advisor for Decarbonisation) speaks with leading experts Fabio Pasquali (Strategic Theme Coordinator for Decarbonization) and Jan Pettersson (Chair of the Technical Committee 3.5) to unpack one of the most urgent issues facing the transport sector—decarbonization. With roads accounting for a quarter of global CO₂ emissions, this co...

The changing role of transport agencies: Why adaptation is key? Transport agencies around the world are evolving— but why is change necessary? In this episode, PIARC Secretary General Patrick Malléjacq sits down with Christos Xenophontos, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 Performance of Transport Administrations and representative of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (USA), to dis...